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A 58-year-old man from Port Alfred made a brief appearance in the local Magistrate's Court on Tuesday for allegedly duping people into giving him money that they thought was going to be used as Covid-19 donations.

The 28-year-old Luvuyo Jonas who was arrested in connection with the brutal murder of Andile Ntuthela affectionately known as “Lulu” has been described as a violent, problematic member of society in Kariega.

A Police Officer from the K9 unit in Nelson Mandela Bay says that after 27 years in the South African Police Service, nothing gives him more satisfaction than getting closure for grief-stricken families.

A municipal vehicle worth R110 000 was set alight by community members from the Joza informal settlement in Makhanda on Monday.

Nelson Mandela Bay police have their hands full on Tuesday morning with service delivery protests reported in several parts of the city.

A spokesperson Sibonelo Ncanana-Trower says there has been an increase in hate crimes in the country and called on the government to intervene with the sector in engaging with the community.

A service delivery protest in Gqeberha turned violent on Monday when community members looted a beer truck of its contents and set the vehicle alight.

The level of Nelson Mandela Bay’s main supply dams has hit a new low of 13.77% of total combined capacity. According to the latest figures released by the Municipality on Monday, the largest supply dam, the Kouga, is now at just 5.04%.

Police in Cookhouse in the Eastern Cape have opened a culpable homicide docket after a pedestrian was knocked down and killed on Monday morning.